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Meaning
Noun
●
A
verbal
puzzle
,
mystery
, or other problem of an
intellectual
nature.
●
An
ancient
verbal
,
poetic
, or
literary
form, in which,
rather than
a
rhyme scheme
, there are
parallel
opposing
expressions
with a
hidden
meaning.
●
A
sieve
with
coarse
meshes
, usually of
wire
, for
separating
coarser
materials
from
finer
, as
chaff
from
grain
,
cinders
from
ashes
, or
gravel
from sand.
●
A
board
with a
row of pins
, set
zigzag
, between which
wire
is
drawn
to
straighten
it.
●
A
curtain
; bedcurtain.
●
One of the
pair
of
curtains
enclosing
an
altar
on the
north
and south.
Verb
●
To
speak
ambiguously
or enigmatically.
●
To
solve
,
answer
, or
explicate
a
riddle
or question.
●
To
put
something through a
riddle
or
sieve
; to
sieve
; to sift.
●
To
fill
with
holes
like a riddle.
●
To
fill
or
spread
throughout; to pervade.
●
To plait.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
city
in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
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Origin
riddle
English
redel
Middle English (1100-1500)
riddil
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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